11-07-2019, 03:56 PM
From TomK’s link, we have an award winning author comparing the historical trauma of Hawaiians with the Holocaust.
Award-winning author Mark Panek focused his testimony on cultural trauma...
“It’s a little embarrassing, maybe, to say that this is also the most academically productive place on planet Earth to study the effects of historical trauma on indigenous people,” a statement that drew appreciative applause from the crowd.
“We study historical trauma so we don’t repeat the Holocaust,”
I don’t understand his last statement. If we want to prevent another Holocaust, wouldn’t we study those who caused it, Hitler and early 20th century Germans? If we don’t want to repeat the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom, wouldn’t we then study the perpetrators, the American business interests?
Award-winning author Mark Panek focused his testimony on cultural trauma...
“It’s a little embarrassing, maybe, to say that this is also the most academically productive place on planet Earth to study the effects of historical trauma on indigenous people,” a statement that drew appreciative applause from the crowd.
“We study historical trauma so we don’t repeat the Holocaust,”
I don’t understand his last statement. If we want to prevent another Holocaust, wouldn’t we study those who caused it, Hitler and early 20th century Germans? If we don’t want to repeat the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom, wouldn’t we then study the perpetrators, the American business interests?
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